Ontario Court of Justice

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The Ontario Court of Justice is a provincial trial court in Ontario that handles most criminal cases, many family law matters, and provincial offence proceedings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
provincial trial court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs OCJ ⓘ
appealsTo Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
courtLevel trial court ⓘ
courtType criminal court ⓘ
family court ⓘ
provincial offences court ⓘ
createdBy Ontario provincial legislation ⓘ
doesNotHaveJurisdictionOver divorce proceedings ⓘ
most civil lawsuits ⓘ
employs provincial court judges ⓘ
fundedBy Government of Ontario ⓘ
governedBy Courts of Justice Act (Ontario) ⓘ
handles criminal cases ⓘ
family law matters ⓘ
provincial offence proceedings ⓘ
hasCourthousesIn multiple locations across Ontario ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn Toronto ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver bail hearings for most criminal charges in Ontario ⓘ
child protection proceedings in Ontario ⓘ
most criminal offences under the Criminal Code in Ontario ⓘ
provincial offences under Ontario statutes ⓘ
some family law matters in Ontario ⓘ
youth criminal justice matters in Ontario ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/ ⓘ
hearsCasesUnder Child, Youth and Family Services Act (Ontario) ⓘ
Criminal Code (Canada) ⓘ
Family Law Act (Ontario) ⓘ
Provincial Offences Act (Ontario) ⓘ
Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) ⓘ
jurisdiction Ontario ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
partOf Ontario court system ⓘ
linked to: courts of Ontario
predecessor Provincial Court of Ontario ⓘ
region Common law jurisdiction ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old City Hall (Toronto) → usedBy → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) → oversees → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
Court of Appeal for Ontario → hearsAppealsFrom → Ontario Court of Justice (in specified matters) ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Old City Hall → currentFunction → Ontario Court of Justice courthouse ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Old City Hall → usedBy → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
Ontario Court of Justice → predecessor → Provincial Court of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Laurier Avenue → hasNearbyGovernmentBuilding → Ontario Court of Justice (Ottawa) ⓘ
subject linked to: Laurier Avenue in Ottawa
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Court of Appeal for Ontario → hearsAppealsFrom → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
subject linked to: courts of Ontario
courts of Ontario → hasCourt → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
courts of Ontario → hasSpecializedCourt → Ontario Family Court ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Judiciary of Ontario → hasComponent → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
Judiciary of Ontario → hasComponent → Ontario Family Court ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Judiciary of Ontario → hasComponent → Ontario Provincial Offences Court ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Ontario Superior Court of Justice → appealsFrom → Ontario Court of Justice in certain criminal matters ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Court of Justice
Court Services Division (Ontario) → supports → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
Courts of Justice Act (Ontario) → appliesTo → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
Old City Hall → primaryUse → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
subject linked to: 60 Queen Street West
60 Queen Street West → jurisdiction → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ
OCJ → standsFor → Ontario Court of Justice ⓘ